1 INGO international (British) staff and 1 national staff killed when ambushed by LRA.

230

May

2003

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

AB

Am

U

7.2653861

30.05489

1 INGO national staff killed by rocket grenade aimed at car.

181

Jul

2002

South Sudan

0

4

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

2

2

4

0

0

4

KK

U

U

7.2653861

30.05489

1 INGO national staff killed and 2 internationals and 1 national kidnapped in South.

24

Sep

1997

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

U

4.824871

31.607858

1 UN national staff shot and killed in Juba.

1669

Jan

2014

South Sudan

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

3

U

R

PS

7.18192

32.356109

Three aid workers were killed by unknown armed elements who looted several UN and NGO properties in Jonglei State.

1985

Feb

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

RSA

IA

OC

9.260000

29.8

An INGO worker was reportedly raped by a UN contractor. The incident occured in Bentiu, South Sudan on the UN compound.

1997

Aug

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

U

U

9.889420

32.718138

An national INGO staff member was killed during an attack on the village of Wulu. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown.

1998

Aug

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

U

U

8.296968

30.153157

An national INGO staff member was killed. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown.

1964

Apr

1

2015

South Sudan

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

KK

Am

R

10.38248

32.2563

A UN contracted truck was commandered by the SPLA in Khor Adar with demands to transport troops to Akoka. The location of the truck, two staff members and a contracted driver is unknown, but they were on-route to a relief distribution site in Melut with supplies when intercommunal fighting occurred along the road. Update (August 24, 2015): The organization made a statement confirming that the staff members have been presumed dead.

2066

Mar

1

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

OC

8.767087

27.399837

An INGO international staff member was assaulted by a national colleague with a metal object. The staff member's wounds required medical attention at the UN military hospital.

2158

Sep

1

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

4.611246

28.466949

Two people were shot and killed while travelling between Baambaru and Yambio town. One of the victims (male) was a driver for an INGO and the other (female) was part of a church group (not counted here). Reportedly, the perpetrators did not take anything from the victims.

2260

Mar

1

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

P

7.780485

33.00291

One national INGO staff member was physically assaulted by an unknown number of boys who beat him and another family member (not counted here) with sticks. The family member died a few days later and the staff member was admitted to the hospital for chest pain. The incident was reported to be a result of a personal dispute.

1361

Nov

2

2012

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

KK

R

H

6.217554

33.438353

A national staffer of an INGO was kidnapped by a group of armed rebels from his home and was later killed.

2002

Sep

2

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

Am

R

5.133333

30.916667

An INGO convoy was attacked between Rokon and Luri. The driver was killed.

2162

Sep

2

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

4.418592

32.510519

A commercial vehicle contracted by an INGO to deliver supplies came under fire while on the Magwi-Torit road close to Torit town in Eastern Equatoria. The driver and a passenger (not currently counted in this incident) were shot and had to receive medical attention.

2191

Dec

2

2016

South Sudan

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

3.995395

30.547485

An ambulance that was driving on the Yei-Lasu road through Lunguru was tailed by an SPLA patrol, which resulted in both the SPLA and the ambulance being shot at by anti-government forces. Reports state that the SPLA soldiers were killed in the attack. The driver of the NGO ambulance was shot in the leg and one of the NGO staff members was kidnapped in the attack.

2282

May

2

2017

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

U

U

9.889420

32.718138

An INGO driver was shot by armed men when a UN-contracted NGO aid convoy delivering humanitarian supplies was attacked in Wulu, Rumbek. He was treated at the hospital. Another UN staff member was slightly injured in the attack (not counted here).

1585

Oct

3

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

H

4.824871

31.607858

One UN staff member sustained injuries during a fight with three robbers at his home.

1591

Oct

3

2013

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

Am

R

8.955277

27.509186

One NGO staff member was assaulted by an SPLA soldier.

1975

Jun

3

2015

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

BA

Am

R

5.382234

30.426636

A UN contracted truck was ambushed in Lui area. The armed assailants robbed provisions off the truck and took the drivers' personal belongings. The driver and his assistant were seriously injured in the attack.

1268

Dec

4

2011

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

7.785035

33.002909

An INGO national staff was ambushed and shot and killed by two military personnel, in a revenge killing.

1422

May

4

2013

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

5.187749

31.781709

One UN national contractor was killed and another wounded in a shooting when their vehicle was ambushed on the Bor-Juba road.

1538

Aug

4

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

P

4.848775

31.508604

One NGO staff member was assaulted and robbed by four young men.

1805

Aug

4

2014

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

OC

9.945357

33.809026

One INGO worker was pulled out of the INGO vehicle and shot and killed, allegedly by the Mabanese Defense Forces. It appears that the killing was related to the individual's ethnicity.

1821

Sep

4

2014

South Sudan

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

6.532579

29.63031

One ICRC-contracted driver was shot and wounded when the convoy he was traveling with was robbed by armed men.

1974

Jun

4

2015

South Sudan

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

7.273930

28.688049

A health mission was ambused on-route to Manyang Ngok Primary Health Care Unit. The armed men shot and killed the driver. One INGO and one UN team member were severly injured and had to be hospitalized.

1984

Jul

4

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

U

6.876992

31.306979

A UN contracted truck driver was shot in Wullu while showering. The driver had to stop in Wullu for a few days because of bad local road conditions. He died as a result of his injuries.

2032

Dec

4

2015

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

1

1

0

BA

R

H

4.851905

31.554888

Two UN agency staff members were attacked in their home by approximately 5 men. The assailants were reportedly armed with clubs and rifles. One staff member was beaten and the other sustained stab wounds to the palm of their hand. The robbers fled with money, personal items and a UN vehicle. The two staff members were treated in the hospital for their injuries.

2053

Nov

4

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

R

4.859363

31.57125

A national staff driver for an INGO was assaulted by local security forces because they believed that he was carrying supplies for opposition forces. He was detained but released on the same day.

2244

Nov

4

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

OC

4.859363

31.57125

One contracted guard for an INGO was beaten and taken to hospital after an armed incursion on the office compound. The perpetrator was trying to break into the finance office. Some cellphones and cash were stolen.

2258

Dec

4

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

P

8.201656

32.157575

One male national staff member was assaulted and beaten with sticks by his brother while at the market as a result of a personal dispute.

2338

Dec

4

2017

South Sudan

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

BA

Am

P

5.652673

31.05127

A demining team contracted by an INGO was attacked by 15 armed men while the team was camped in Kowari Village between Rokon and Tindalo. Three vehicles and personal property were stolen. The vehicles were later recovered after being abandoned not far from the site. Two of the staff members sustained fractures and bruises.

1398

Mar

5

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

BA

U

U

9.035312

27.76364

An INGO worker was assaulted and robbed, sustaining serious injuries.

1539

Aug

5

2013

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

Am

R

5.38015

31.804769

One NGO staff member was shot and killed when unknown attackers shot at a marked NGO vehicle travelling on the Bor to Juba road.

1540

Aug

5

2013

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

U

Am

R

4.809329

31.633258

One staff member was killed and one wounded when their vehicle was attacked.

1714

Feb

5

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

BA

Am

R

7.597302

29.700877

One UN-contracted truck driver was severely beaten and killed by unknown armed individuals. The driver's cash and IDs were stolen, but no food from the truck was taken. The driver's assistant managed to escape and reported the incident to the police.

1816

Aug

5

2014

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

9.945242

33.809081

Two local INGO staff members were dragged out of their vehicle and shot and killed by the Mabanese Defense Forces. It appears that the killing was ethnically motivated. A third passenger was also shot and killed (not counted here).

1817

Aug

5

2014

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

IA

H

9.945122

33.809215

One INGO staff member was killed by the Mabanese Defense Forces at his home and another staffer, also hiding in the house, was abducted. It appears that the killing was ethnically motivated. A third staffer, also hiding in the house, managed to get away.

1965

Apr

5

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

U

U

6.4186699

32.8450649

One INGO national staff member was shot in the Kassengor area along the border of Eastern Equatoria and Jonglei.

2105

Jul

5

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

Am

R

4.410670

32.576909

One INGO national staff member was killed by armed men who ambushed a private vehicle on the Torit-Kapoeta road in Eastern Equatoria. Other passengers in the car were robbed of their belongings, including cash, but were otherwise unharmed. The circumstances surrounding the killing of the INGO staff member are currently unknown.

2210

Nov

5

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

P

4.859363

31.57125

One UN staff member was killed when a gunman opened fire at a club where patrons were watching a football game. Media reports state that the assailant may have been inebriated and initially turned away from the club because he could not pay the entry fee. Other civilians were also killed in the attack (not counted here).

1185

Dec

6

2011

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

4.75

31

A national contractor of the UN was shot and killed when an unknown perpetrator broke into his residence. It is suspected the motive was robbery.

1478

Jun

6

2012

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

BA

IA

P

4.8472017

31.5951655

One national staff driver for an INGO was ambushed by unknown persons in town, beaten, and some items stolen.

1590

Oct

6

2013

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

2

0

0

2

BA

IA

OC

4.839911

31.611074

Two UN staff members were severely assaulted and sustained multiple stab wounds at the vicinity of their compound in the evening. They were admitted into a hospital for treatment.

1892

Jan

6

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

K

Am

U

9.788911

28.412623

Five armed men attacked a team of 8 UN contractors that were working on a demining project and hijacked their vehicle. The driver was kidnapped and found unharmed on 8th January.

2003

Sep

6

2015

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

2

0

2

0

RSA

Am

OC

4.859363

31.57125

Two female INGO staff members were robbed and raped when the vehicle that they were in was attacked by an armed group of assailants outside of their residential compound.

2031

Dec

6

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

P

4.859363

31.57125

An INGO was killed by a stray bullet when coming out of his residence to investigate the sounds of gunfire, which were being fired at a motorist.

2286

Jul

6

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

P

5.4259

30.3858

On 06th July 2016 at Mundri Centre a UN-contracted truck driver was shot dead for an unknown reason while his truck had been parked overnight. The truck was transporting food commodities from Uganda to Wunrok but the cargo remained intact.

2161

Sep

6

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

4.577569

28.398784

An INGO national staff member and his family were shot and killed by an armed perpetrator who had broken into their home in Yambio town.

2221

Jan

6

2017

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

R

OC

6.807249

29.678888

Four armed men broke in an INGO compound and were spotted by the site security guards. One of the guards was injured by a shot fired by one of the assailants. The security guard was taken to the hospital and then medically evacuated to another facility for further treatment.

1299

May

7

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

U

U

4.9

33.8

A national contractor of a UN agency was shot and killed

1572

Sep

7

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

H

9.259642

29.800035

One UN staff member was assaulted by three persons who allegedly disguised themselves as visitors at his residence in Kalibalak, Bentiu. He was evacuated to the hospital.

1624

Dec

7

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

IA

OC

4.577313

28.39885

A security guard for an INGO compound was attacked by an armed intruder. The guard was hospitalized and is in stable condition.

1686

Jun

7

2013

South Sudan

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

3

0

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

BA

IA

U

9.939815

33.809694

Three INGO staff members were tied up and beaten by drunk SPLA members for refusing to pay a bribe.

1871

Jan

7

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

Am

R

9.357274

28.582716

A local driver for an INGO was assaulted by two SPLA soldiers when stopped at a roundabout while driving in Agok. The soliders, who had stopped behind him in their own vehicle, forced him out of his car. UNISFA soliders intervened to stop the attack.

2023

Oct

7

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

R

3.597196

32.059253

One national UN staff member was shot at while driving home in his personal vehicle. He was with a relative at the time and both managed to escape. He was taken to the hospital where he recieved treatment for an injury resulting from the car's glass window that broke on impact with the bullet.

2061

Feb

7

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

R

8.804

32.6906

A health worker for an INGO was shot and killed while traveling between Ying and Rirnyang in Ulang County.

2089

May

7

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

4.864586

31.558421

An INGO male staff member was shot and killed in his residence at night by unknown assailants. Another person, female, that was present at the residence, was also killed in the attack.

2095

Jun

7

2016

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

2

1

1

0

BA

R

OC

4.859363

31.57125

Armed men entered an INGO compound through a perimeter fence and tricked the staff into opening the door. The men were armed with machetes and assaulted the staff and guards. Two international aid workers had to medically evacuated to South Africa for treatment.

2265

Jan

7

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

OC

6.807249

29.678888

An armed robber broke into an INGO's office and was met by a security guard that was patrolling the facility. The guard was shot in the leg and had to be evacuated to Juba for further treatment.

2296

Jun

7

2017

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

Am

R

4.219651

30.964966

One national aid worker was injured and taken to the hospital when his vehicle was shot at by armed men, 9 miles/15 kilometres from Lainya in Central Equatoria. He was shot when he decided not to stop his car for the two men. The aid worker was taken to Juba for medical treatment.

2320

Sep

7

2017

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

U

P

4.577569

28.398784

An NGO worker was found dead in Western Equatoria on September 7th after being reported missing since the weekend. His body was retrieved from the Uze River outside of Yambio Town. There are no further details available at this time.

2329

Nov

7

2017

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

R

H

4.410240

32.574038

A UN national staff member was killed in Torit, Eastern Equatoria when armed men shot him while attempting to gain entry into his home. Robbery is the suspected motive.

1166

Oct

8

2011

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

U

U

P

4.843303

31.588554

Two UN international staff were attacked and robbed near Logali House. One sustained injuries and was treated at hospital.

1408

Apr

8

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

U

U

H

4.84914

31.510543

A UN agency worker was killed by her husband in a domestic dispute.

1573

Sep

8

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

R

OC

4.873301

31.589264

Robbers at a UN compound assaulted the UN-contracted guard, who was taken to the hospital for treatment.

1677

Dec

8

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

PS

4.57736

28.398834

One security guard at an INGO compound was struck by the butt of a gun when he intervened in a conflict between the assailant and another INGO staff member. The guard sustained a deep wound and was hospitalized.

2172

Oct

8

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

IA

U

7.780485

33.00291

A national staff member working for an INGO was reportedly killed in the evening hours. The incident is believed to be a result of a family dispute and not related to the staff member's work for the INGO.

2220

Jan

8

2017

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

8.062476

29.88152

A national staff member was shot and killed at night while visiting family members. The motive of the attack is suspected to be robbery.

2250

Jul

8

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

C

R

4.859363

31.57125

On INGO driver was shot in the foot during a crossfire incident at a checkpoint in Juba. He was hospitalized as a result of his injury.

2315

Sep

8

2017

South Sudan

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

5.347180

28.299435

One national ICRC staff member was killed when a convoy of nine trucks and a four-wheel-drive vehicle was shot at by unknown assailants. The convoy was returning from a relief operation.

2354

Feb

8

2018

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

Am

R

4.771316

33.592394

One staff member was assaulted when the vehicle he was travelling in was ambushed by a group of armed men between Kapoeta South and Camp 15. There were two other staff members in the vehicle for a total of two international staff members and one local staff member. They were all robbed of their valuables and money. The international staff members were robbed of their passports as well. After the attack, they traveled to Kapoeta so that their colleague could receive medical attention at the hospital.

1499

Feb

9

2012

South Sudan

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

6.75

30

One national staff truck driver was shot and wounded during an armed robbery.

2153

Aug

9

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

U

P

8.723687

30.164704

The remains of 47 people were found on the outskirts of Rubkway in Mayendit County on August 9th by a UNMISS patrol. Increased fighting has been reported in the area since August 7th between the SPLA and a currently unidentified group. One NGO staff member was extracted from the area with gunshot wounds and treated at the UNMISS base.

2231

Feb

9

2017

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

R

4.410240

32.574038

UN national staff member was shot and killed by SPLA soldiers at a checkpoint in Torit. The circumstances that culminated in the shooting are unknown at this time.

2267

Jun

9

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

BA

IA

PS

3.591585

32.063859

One INGO national staff member was assaulted on her way to work for her night shift. The perpetrator was reportedly a repeat criminal offender. He assaulted her with a wire lock that he fashioned into a weapon. She managed to run away with the assistance of some locals who took her to the hospital.

2285

Jul

9

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

C

P

4.859363

31.57125

A driver for an INGO (UN implementing partner) was shot during crossfire between anti-government forces and government forces in Juba city. The driver, badly wounded, needed to be MEDIVACED to Uganda for treatment.

2303

Jul

9

2017

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

R

OC

6.217554

33.438353

An INGO security guard was assaulted when a group of men forcibly entered an INGO compound. The guard was treated at the hospital and discharged.

2321

Sep

9

2017

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

P

9.889420

32.718138

In an act of revenge, an SPLA soldier escaped from detention and opened fire at a housing complex for SPLA officers, killing one soldier and one INGO national staff member. He had been incarcerated by his commanding officer since September 8th (reasons unknown). The soldier fled after the shooting and has not been apprehended.
.

2340

Dec

9

2017

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

9.280151

29.780241

A convoy of vehicles belonging to a demining company was ambushed at Dobor about ten miles from Rubkona. Six people were wounded in the attack, two with critical gunshot injuries (the extent of the injuries of the other four victims is currently unknown).

1155

Sep

10

2011

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

C

U

7.4

32.4

One casual worker for an INGO was killed (along with one other person) during an attack by suspected Nuer. The attackers looted 18 heads of cattle.

1287

Mar

10

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

4.843303

31.588554

A UN national staff member was shot in the head while traveling along Juba - Jebel road, and was hospitalized

1290

Feb

10

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

R

H

4.843303

31.588554

A UN staffer was assaulted by two men in SSPS uniform in his residence in Gudele West (Gurei) in Juba. The perpetrators made away with 700 SSP, five (5) mobile phones and a UN VHF hand held radio. The staff member sustained bruises on the left cheek, injury on the left shoulder and dislocated left middle finger; he was treated at UN Level II Hospital in Juba.

1399

Mar

10

2013

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

8.595324

29.992201

An INGO national staff member and driver were ambushed and shot by armed robbers while riding in a humanitarian relief convoy.

1541

Jul

10

2012

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

S

U

U

4.848925

31.582724

One INGO female staff member was shot and killed.

1853

Nov

10

2014

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

Am

R

4.855224

31.57988

One INGO driver was carjacked and beaten by three armed men. He suffered injuries to his face and arm. The attack occured in the evening.

2005

Sep

10

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

R

OC

4.871592

31.572769

One local INGO staff member was killed during a raid on the INGO's compound. Reportedly, the event was a robbery which occurred in broad daylight. The assailants used the staff member as a hostage. He was shot and killed although circumstances leading up to the event are unclear.

2078

Mar

10

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

P

7.780485

33.00291

A male national INGO worker was shot and killed in Akobo Town while he was walking on the street. The reason for the shooting is unknown and the perpetrator was not caught.

2090

May

10

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

4.313161

32.426147

A UN contracted truck driver was ambushed and killed by gunmen along the Magwi-Torit road in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan. The gunmen stole money, phones and other items. Two other people in the truck managed to escape unharmed.

2176

Oct

10

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

R

OC

4.231669

33.494397

Armed men attacked an INGO in Chukudum in Budi county, Eastern Equatoria. One INGO national staff member was killed in the attack.

2193

Dec

10

2016

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

S

Am

R

5.137942

30.914154

Armed gunmen ambushed a local NGO vehicle on the Juba-Maridi road and hijacked their car, stole their belongings and shot one of the female national staff members who was later med-evac'd to a hospital in order to receive medical treatment.

2251

Jul

10

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

D

R

4.859363

31.57125

One INGO driver was detained at a security checkpoint in Juba and physically assaulted. He had to be hospitalized as a result of his injuries.

2271

Apr

10

2017

South Sudan

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

S

U

P

7.709188

27.983474

Three national porters contracted by a UN agency were killed in the violence that spread through Wau, South Sudan, during the week of April 10th. One was found shot and two died from machete wounds. They were on their way to work when the incident occurred.

2352

Feb

10

2018

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

R

OC

4.859363

31.57125

An NGO security guard was killed during a compound robbery of the organization's office in Juba.

1427

May

11

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

Am

P

4.849856

31.59948

One INGO staff member was car-jacked and beaten; his car and other valuables on his person were stolen.

2133

Aug

11

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

C

OC

10.065777

33.031683

One INGO contracted off-duty guard was shot in Mabon when shooting started outside of the compound. The wound was severe and required medical attention.

2165

Jul

11

2016

South Sudan

0

16

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

15

0

15

16

9

7

0

RSA

R

P

4.859363

31.57125

On July 11th in Juba, South Sudanese soldiers invaded Terrain Hotel, a location that was popular with international staff. According to reports, the soldiers raped 5 international staff members and killed one national staff member. Other staff members (10) were also sexually assaulted, assaulted and/or wounded by other means as a direct result of the attack. (Updated: October 2016)

2199

Jul

11

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

BA

U

U

6.603080

29.974053

One international staff member was seriously beaten by local youth in Mingkaman, South Sudan. Due to the severity of the injuries, the staff member had to be medically evacuated to another hospital. The incident was reportedly the result of a local contractual dispute.

2200

Jul

11

2016

South Sudan

0

4

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

3

0

1

0

1

4

1

0

3

S

Am

R

4.5607

32.4972

An INGO vehicle was ambushed on the Lyria, Nesitu Junction road in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. The unknown armed assailants killed one local INGO worker (medic) and seriously wounded an additional international and two national staff members while they were travelling in Nesitu on their way to Nimule. The motive and perpetrators of the attack are unknown but it was reported that the team was withdrawing from anti-government forces that were approaching the area.

2353

Feb

11

2018

South Sudan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U

U

P

7.780485

33.00291

One casual NGO worker was killed during an attack in Akobo, Jonglei, that was reported to be caused by a local dispute. Another NGO staff member was hurt as well (not counted here until details can be verified about the severity of the injuries).

1291

Feb

12

2012

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

U

P

8.85

27

An INGO driver was clubbed to death by a gang near a NGO Compund in Maroul area of Aweil town.

1335

Jul

12

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

4.75

31

UN staff was shot dead in his house in Hai Lokwilili behind Jebel Kujur near the Ministry of Animal Resources.

1716

Jun

12

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

8.883662

30.045535

One UN-contracted assistant driver was shot in the chest and killed by a group of armed men demanding cash.

1856

Nov

12

2014

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

PS

9.983333

33.5875

One INGO security guard was shot and wounded by unknown persons while on duty at Batil camp. He sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized.

1902

Mar

12

2015

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

2

2

0

0

S

Am

OC

4.85

31.6

One INGO international aid worker and one national staff person were injured when their car was carjacked by a group of armed men. The aid worker was returning to his compound when the attack occurred at the gate of the compound. As the armed men were fleeing in the vehicle they stole, they indiscrimantly shot rounds at the compound, hitting the INGO worker in the leg and the driver in the neck, both who have received medical attention for their wounds and will recover.

2081

Apr

12

2016

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

3.684114

30.776658

An INGO demining convoy was ambushed on Yei- Morobo road in Central Equatoria. Two national staff members were shot and killed in the attack. The attack was reported to have been motivated by ethnic tensions.

2326

Oct

12

2017

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

R

H

4.864586

31.558421

Armed men raided the home of a UN aid worker in Gudele, Juba. The aid worker was shot and killed during the robbery along with his brother (not counted here).

1313

Apr

13

2012

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

2

2

0

0

K

Am

R

9.9041

32.06429

2 INGO staff (1 international and 1 national) were stopped by militia who held them for roughly two weeks before they were released, in poor physical shape, in May.

1682

Apr

13

2014

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

U

8.997438

28.308152

One UN staff member was assaulted by an SPLA officer in Wunrock. The staff sustained serious injuries and was taken to a clinic, where the perpetrator threatened the doctor not to treat the victim.

1990

Jun

13

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

C

PS

7.18

34.1

One INGO national staff member was shot and killed when gunmen attacked a food distribution point in Pochalla town, Jonglei.

2049

Jan

13

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

PS

9.278336

29.807987

One UN national staff member was assaulted in the Protection of Civilian (PoC) camp in Bentiu with machetes and spears.

2127

Aug

13

2015

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

U

P

8.296968

30.153157

On August 13, a volunteer in Leer County was killed in Wor Juot village, Gandor payam. An investigation into the details of this incident is still ongoing as of July 2016.

2186

Nov

13

2016

South Sudan

0

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

19

0

0

1

1

20

17

3

0

K

R

PS

9.280151

29.780241

A total of 20 staff members from three separate INGOs were kidnapped and held by the SPLA-IO in Nhialdu, Rubkona, after clashes with government forces. They were made to walk to Jazeera where they were held. The INGO staff members were extracted by the UN on the 16th of November. One Guinean staff member was also reportedly beaten while he was held captive because he was believed to be a Kenyan national.

2276

Mar

13

2017

South Sudan

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

8

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

8

K

R

PS

8.062476

29.88152

Eight INGO national aid workers were kidnapped by armed rebels near Mayendit, South Sudan. Reports give different accounts of the incident. Most recent reports say that the aid workers were kidnapped in order to pressure the organization for aid deliveries to specific areas. They were released after two days.

2330

Nov

13

2017

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

R

P

4.410240

32.574038

A national staff member, a driver for an INGO, was shot while eating supper with his colleagues. According to media reports, armed assailants opened fire on the center where they were eating, wounding the driver. On their way to the health clinic, they were ambushed by armed men. The wounded man's colleagues ran into the bush and found their colleague dead the next morning. The details of the report are still preliminary and likely to change.

1195

Jan

14

2012

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

S

IA

OC

4.843303

31.588554

An international staffer of an INGO was shot and killed leaving his compound. The unknown culprits escaped with his vehicle.

1321

Jun

14

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

Am

R

4.843303

31.588554

A UN Agency national staffer was stopped, beaten, and robbed by six armed police personnel in uniform near the Doha Fuel Station in Gudele, Four of the policemen were in black uniform and the other two were wearing the brown auxiliary police outfit. The victim was hospitalized.

2004

May

14

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

LM

Am

R

9.234861

29.212306

An UN contracted truck hit a landmine north of Bentiu, near Torabeith. The driver sustained injuries to the leg as a result of the blast.

2146

Jul

14

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

U

U

6.807249

29.678888

An INGO national staff member was shot and killed in Barpakeny, Rumbek East. The incident appears to have been related to a personal matter and not because the victim was an aid worker.

2177

Oct

14

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

4.403983

32.574120

Gunmen jumped in front of a moving INGO vehicle and shot a number of rounds that hit the front, rear, and passenger's side of the car. Although the driver was able to drive away from the scene, the passenger, a national staff member for an INGO, was fatally shot in the incident. They were driving on the Torit-Katire road, south of Torit town.

2235

Mar

14

2017

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

U

Am

R

7.076948

30.739403

One international staff member of a UN agency was wounded in Yirol East during a medical mission. Their car was ambushed along the Shambe-Karair road by unidentified men. There were two fatalities as a result of this incident and four other wounded (not counted in the AWSD until further information can be confirmed).

2289

May

14

2017

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

Am

R

4.425390

32.614117

Armed men ambushed two contracted trucks that were returning from Kapoeta to Torit at Idolu. One the contracted truck drivers was killed and the other managed to escape.

1139

Jul

15

2011

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

C

U

8.073611

32.403263

One national staff of an INGO was shot and wounded in his leg when Murle Tribesman attacked Kaikuiny Boma for unknown reasons.

1402

Mar

15

2013

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

BA

Am

R

4.456226

32.426302

A UN-contracted driver and assistant were ambushed and severely wounded by armed robbers.

1530

Dec

15

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

6.75

30

One contracted employee who was transporting an IO food commodities in a contracted truck was shot and killed in a robbery incident.

1683

May

15

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

7.18

34.095

One national INGO staff member was injured when Murule tribesmen attacked an aid convoy. The convoy was traveling with a local leader, who was the target of the attack.

1963

Mar

15

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

K

Am

R

9.92

29.98

A UN contracted truck traveling as part of a convoy was ambushed on Pariang road. The truck was burnt and the driver of the truck is missing.

1186

Dec

16

2011

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

Am

R

5.4

30.25

A national staff member of the UN staff was assaulted when driving in a convoy in Lanyi

1627

Dec

16

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

C

U

6.799846

33.126794

One nationally recruited INGO member was injured by a stray bullet when a fight involving the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) erupted.

1828

Sep

16

2014

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

U

P

9.258853

29.800177

One UN staff member was assaulted by SPLA soldiers and required medical treatment. Another UN staff member was also assaulted, but seems to have been unhurt.

1839

Oct

16

2014

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

KK

IA

P

9.558889

31.652222

One national UN staff member was kidnapped at gunpoint from Malakal airport by eight armed men. Reports made from the organization in August 2015 confirm that the staff member is presumed dead.

2015

Apr

16

2015

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

7.407577

31.420469

A truck driver and his assistant, contracted by an INGO, were attacked on the road between Mabior and Poktap by armed assailants, who shot them. The driver's assistant was killed and the driver, who was shot multiple times, had to be airlifted to a medical facility for treatment.

2179

Oct

16

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

P

8.767087

27.399837

A UN national male staff member was assaulted with metal objects by a group of three men in Aweil town. The assailants had targeted this particular staff member and had asked other civilians to point him out. While the attack does not appear to be the result of the victim being an aid worker, it was ethnically motivated. Other staff members came to his aid and he received medical attention at a clinic for injuries to his face, head, and back.

2325

Oct

16

2017

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

4.821201

31.542647

On 16 October in Juba, an INGO vehicle carrying refugees from Juba to Gorom was fired upon by armed men on Yei Road not far from a SPLA checkpoint. The driver was shot in the arm and one of the refugees suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Cash and other personal items were stolen by the perpetrators.

1302

May

17

2012

South Sudan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

U

P

6.799846

33.126794

A national NGO staffer was shot and wounded by an SPLA soldier.

1309

Jun

17

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

D

C

4.75

31

A UN staff member was detained overnight and repeatedly beaten by SPLA soldiers over an alleged land dispute. He was released on 18 June.

1557

Aug

17

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

IA

PS

10.130742

33.327557

One INGO staff member was killed by a staff member of another INGO allegedly over domestic dispute.

1641

Jan

17

2014

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

H

8.770132

27.39286

A national UN staff member, while in his private residence, was stabbed in the chest by an unknown person.

1695

Apr

17

2014

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

1

1

0

U

R

PS

6.219893

31.550046

Two INGO staff members were killed during an attack on a UN base in Bor.

1896

Feb

17

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

S

IA

OC

4.869394

31.581437

A British aid worker was shot in his car by someone in a secondary vehicle that had pulled up behind him while he was returning to the organizational compound.

2075

Jan

17

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

R

P

7.181962

32.356095

A number of civilians were attacked by SPLA soldiers that had deserted. Four were killed in the violence, including a locally contracted guard for an INGO.

2077

Feb

17

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

MV

P

9.569346

31.674335

One INGO security guard was assaulted and killed in the fighting that erupted between Dinka, Shilluk and Nuer communities in the Malakal Protection of Civilians site.

2157

Aug

17

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

4.577569

28.398784

A contractor for a UN agency was shot and killed in his home in Yambio on August 17th. No further information is currently available about the incident.

2180

Oct

17

2016

South Sudan

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

BA

Am

R

4.846295

31.607173

Two national staff members for a local NGO were hurt during a scuffle with a perpetrator that tried to rob them of their valuables while they were travelling on a boda-boda between Hai Malakal and Munuki in the afternoon. Although their injuries were minor, they did require medical attention at a nearby clinic.

1145

Aug

18

2011

South Sudan

0

5

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

5

U

R

U

8.0418191

32.0297593

4 national staff of one INGO and at least 1 national staff of a separate INGO were killed during raids that killed hundreds of people and destroyed many houses, an INGO hospital and vehicles.

1304

May

18

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

OC

7.6999269

27.9910035

One staffer of a UN agency was attacked and beaten severely with a stick in his office. The attack was reportedly related to an employment administrative issue.

2052

Dec

18

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

5.073352

5.073352

A UN contracted security guard was shot and killed when traveling with four other passengers to Ezo. They were ambushed while traveling to the town to pay local salaries. The assailants did not steal the cash.

2065

Feb

18

2016

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

R

PS

9.527988

31.668235

Two national INGO staff members were killed at their project site as a result of ethnic violence that broke out in the Malakal Protection of Civilian site. About 18 people were killed, inclusive of the two aid workers.

2333

Nov

18

2017

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

U

6.560980

30.502

A male guard working for an NGO was shot and killed in Yirol, Lakes. According to reports, the incident was the result of a personal dispute.

412

Dec

19

2005

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

C

U

6.75

30

1 UN national staff injured during a clash between two families in Rumbek in Southern Sudan, Dec 19.

1630

Dec

19

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

R

OC

7.785145

33.002922

An INGO staff member was killed by Nuer youth during an attack on a UN base in Akobo, where the staff was taking refuge. The attack seems to have been ethnically motivated.

1781

Dec

19

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

U

Am

R

6.219415

31.549315

One INGO security guard was killed while one his way from home to the INGO compound. There are no clear details about how he was killed.

1147

Aug

20

2011

South Sudan

0

9

0

0

0

0

1

8

0

9

0

0

0

0

9

0

0

9

U

C

U

10

32.7

1 INGO national staff killed and 8 INGO national staff wounded during clashes between suspected elements of a rebel militia group and Sudanese armed forces.

1502

May

20

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

P

6.75

30

One UN national staff member was assaulted by his in-laws in a domestic dispute and was treated at state hospital.

1560

Aug

20

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

4.519919

32.490316

One driver was shot when gunmen opened fire on four UN-contracted trucks.

1773

Jun

20

2014

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

BA

IA

PS

4.818897

31.546674

One pregnant NGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a male IDP patient. She was hospitalized for further treatment.

2197

Sep

20

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

BA

MV

OC

9.889632

33.412170

One male international staff member was wounded when aid recipients staged a demonstration to protest against delays in food distribution which resulted in the intrusion into an INGO compound. Five INGO staff were slightly wounded but only one required medical attention.

1415

Apr

21

2013

South Sudan

5

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

4

1

0

0

1

5

5

0

0

S

Am

R

4.689385

31.703351

Two UN-contracted employees (driver and assistant) were shot and killed when their convoy was ambushed by two armed men after delivering food to the UN Agency warehouse in Juba; their cash, phones, and other belongings were stolen. Simultaneously, another convoy was approaching from the opposite direction, and another UN-contracted driver was shot and killed and his two assistants injured.

1448

Jun

21

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

BA

Am

R

4.848925

31.582724

One UN staff member was hospitalized after being physically assaulted by National Security personnel and locked up in the UN vehicle she was driving, allegedly for obstructing the VVIP motorcade at John Garang Mausoleum, Juba.

1501

May

21

2012

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

P

6.219415

31.549315

One UN national staff member was seriously injured when five unknown persons attacked him and his spouse using oaks and wooden sticks.

1745

Dec

21

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

P

9.949996

30.267263

One national INGO worker was targeted and killed by unknown armed assailants. It is likely that the killing was linked to the employee's Nuer ethnicity.

2080

Mar

21

2016

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

LM

IA

R

9.231487

29.800503

Two contracted UN employees were injured when they drove over a anti-tank mine, which exploded. They were medevac'd to an UNMISS hospital and are in stable condition.

2169

Sep

21

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

U

8.532399

28.0991

A local security guard for an INGO was stabbed to death in a dispute in Alek, Gogrial West. It is currently unknown whether the dispute was personal or whether it occurred in the line of duty.

2346

Jan

21

2018

South Sudan

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

4

0

4

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

4

BA

Am

P

10.114894

29.967957

On the morning of January 21st, youths attacked a group of national NGO staff members in Ajuong Thok. Four were seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital. Reports suggest that the motive for this attack may have been the result of grievances about the perceived lack of employment opportunities.

1449

Jun

22

2013

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

BA

Am

R

4.40057

31.162043

One INGO official was stabbed to death while en route by car between Juba and Yei.

1644

Jan

22

2014

South Sudan

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

PS

4.873132

31.589271

A local ICRC staff member was assaulted by IDPs when they reportedly heard the staff member discussing politics over the phone. The staff member was hospitalized.

1981

May

22

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

P

4.853917

31.584234

A UN staff member was assaulted by soldiers while walking to work along Airport Road in Juba. They accused him of spying. The staff member suffered injuries to his face and bruised ribs.

1999

Aug

22

2015

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

R

OC

4.859363

31.57125

One guard was wounded with a machete and another shot, when perpetrators broke into an INGO compound at night. The suspects stole two AK-47s before fleeing.

2051

Dec

22

2015

South Sudan

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

3

3

3

0

0

S

Am

R

4.617491

33.035889

An INGO partner group was ambushed on the Torit-Kapoeta Road in Budi County. One of the passengers was shot and killed. Two were injured and required medical attention.

2058

Aug

22

2015

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

R

OC

9.280151

29.780241

One INGO security guard was injured when assaulted by robbers that raided an INGO clinic and stole supplies. Reportedly, there were 15 robbers present. The security guard is in stable condition after the attack.

1200

Jan

23

2012

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

U

6.75

30

A international staffer of an INGO (a Ugandan cook) was stabbed to death by another staffer in a personal dispute.

1432

May

23

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

6.810839

29.675678

One UN staff member was shot in his home by an unknown gunman during the night. He was hospitalized and received emergency surgery, but later passed away.

1580

Sep

23

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

P

8.492154

27.993158

One UN staff member was assaulted after group of people at the scene of road traffic accident forcibly asked the staff member to transport a non-UN casualty to a hospital - while the injured was being received at the hospital, an unknown person assaulted the staff member.

1292

Feb

24

2012

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

R

OC

4.843303

31.588554

A night watchman was killed (from apparent strangulation) when a group of unknown men robbed an NGO compound in Juba. No other staff were harmed.

2284

May

24

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

K

Am

R

4.410240

32.574038

A driver from an INGO (implementing partner to a UN agency) was carjacked near Torit town by anti-government elements. The driver was kidnapped and badly beaten. He was released after 48 hours.

1608

Nov

25

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

U

U

4.611755

31.263156

One national UN staff member was injured when two teenagers attempted to steal his laptop bag. He received medical care at a UN hospital.

1848

Oct

25

2014

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

BA

IA

P

4.840985

31.614001

One INGO international staff member was injured when two individuals on a boda boda stole her purse. The staff member was hospitalized but released soon thereafter.

2093

May

25

2016

South Sudan

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

2

0

0

2

BA

U

U

9.527988

31.668235

Two INGO contractors were physically assaulted by six unidentified persons during an attempted robbery. The victims sustained injuries were referred to an NGO clinic in order to receive medical treatment.

2236

Mar

25

2017

South Sudan

0

0

7

0

0

0

4

0

0

4

3

0

0

3

7

7

0

0

S

Am

R

5.144193

31.818123

Six aid workers (3 South Sudanese and 3 Kenyan nationals) were shot and killed in an ambush while they were travelling on the Juba-Pibor road at Magri (south of Mangalla) on March 25th. The driver, a South Sudanese national, was also killed in the attack. The circumstances leading to the attack are currently under investigation and the perpetrators are unknown.

2348

Jan

25

2018

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

R

9.489911

29.012146

A UN agency contracted driver was shot on Kuajok-Mayom road. The vehicle was part of a convoy and was stopped by SPLA soldiers between Ajakuac and Abiemnom.The soldiers demanded a lift and were refused which prompted one of the soldiers to fire his weapon and wound the driver's assistant. The soldier was later arrested and the contractor was taken to a clinic for medical treatment.

2067

Feb

26

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

9.243601

29.796982

A convoy of UN trucks was travelling north of Bentiu Camp after delivering goods and were attacked by armed assailants. One of trucks was fired upon when trying to escape and the assistant driver was killed as a result.

2195

Sep

26

2016

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

H

4.862715

31.508446

One national staff member of a UN agency was physically assaulted at his residence in the Gudele area by unknown persons. The motive for the attack is unknown. One of the attackers has been apprehended and handed over to the police. The staff member sustained some injuries and was treated at a clinic.

1320

Apr

28

2012

South Sudan

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

3

3

4

4

0

0

K

Am

R

8.927721

29.788925

Three internationals and one national working on a UN demining project were abducted by militia (dressed in SPLA uniforms) from Unity South Sudan, brought to Kahrtoum, and held until 20 May

1960

Dec

28

2014

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

K

IA

U

11.83

32.8

A national staff member (security guard) of an INGO was abducted by unknown armed men. He was beaten and released on 30 December 2014. The reason for the abduction and assault was in revenge for a work related decision that affected another contracted employee.

2084

Apr

28

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

Am

R

6.040700

31.624146

A INGO vehicle was targeted in a roadside ambush by an armed man while it was part of a UN agency convoy. A man appeared from the bush and fired a single shot at the car that went through the window. While the shot missed the driver, he was injured by the shattered glass and required medical attention.

2228

Jan

28

2017

South Sudan

0

3

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

3

0

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

S

Am

R

9.2735

29.79322

Four trucks contracted by an INGO were attacked by gunmen on their way to Mayom in the morning. The driver was killed and two others were wounded and required medical attention at a clinic in Bentiu. One driver is still unaccounted for after he fled the area.

2249

Mar

28

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

IA

H

4.859363

31.57125

One contracted INGO staff member was shot and killed in his home as a result of a personal dispute.

2328

Jun

28

2017

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

R

OC

10.147149

30.157471

A number of aid workers required medical attention after their office compound was forcefully entered by local youth who physically assaulted both international and national staff. They were reportedly angered by the lack of employment opportunities available to the local community. Exactly how many staff members required medical attention and whether they were national or international staff is currently unknown.

2334

Nov

28

2017

South Sudan

0

0

6

0

0

0

6

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

6

U

R

P

7.477959

31.519872

Six NGO workers were killed in a raid on Duk Payuel village. Reportedly, around 44 people were killed and dozens wounded when assailants launched a coordinated attack the village. Houses and huts were destroyed in the attack and around 50 women and children were abducted. An NGO warehouse was looted and around 1,000 cattle were stolen.

1760

May

29

2014

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

U

U

U

7.785035

33.002909

One INGO worker was reportedly killed in an inter-clan dispute.

2016

Sep

29

2015

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

P

4.867782

31.546404

A UN national staff member was assaulted when he was returning to his residence in his vehicle. He noticed that his car was being closely followed by men on a motorcycle. When he got out of the car, money was demanded from him and he was assualted by sticks and stones.

2074

Jan

29

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

S

U

U

5.179103

33.975002

An INGO national male staff member was shot and injured in the Kapoeta North area. Reportedly, a cattle raid may have been occurring in the area at the time.

2272

Sep

29

2016

South Sudan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

K

U

U

9.894073

32.109307

One national INGO staff member was held by SPLA-IO forces for over 24 hours in Kodok, South Sudan. They were later released and had not been harmed.

1407

Mar

30

2013

South Sudan

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

S

R

OC

10.099652

33.337104

An employee of a commercial company contracted by the UN was shot and wounded when a group of twenty armed, masked men raided their organization's compound. The unknown perpretrators left without stealing anything after the incident.

1875

Nov

30

2014

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

U

9.945357

33.809026

A UN staff member was assaulted by an INGO security guard. The UN staff member was taken to the hospital as a result of the attack.

1567

Aug

31

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

BA

IA

P

4.858778

31.598305

One UN staff member was assaulted by a person suspected to be an SPLA soldier while walking from the Olympic hotel in Juba.

1568

Aug

31

2013

South Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

BA

IA

H

4.849379

31.508672

One UN staff member was robbed and assaulted by two unknown masked men who entered and robbed his home, then removed him by force from his home and brought him to the forest where they continued to assault him and ask for money.

2056

Jan

31

2016

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

8.341953

27.949219

Two UN contracted drivers were injured in a shooting when perpetrators ambushed the convoy and fired at the truck. The gunmen fled after robbing the driver. Both the driver and his assistant recieved medical care.

2073

Jan

31

2016

South Sudan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

S

Am

R

7.682923

28.080368

A UN driver and his assistant were injured when they were shot at as part of a larger convoy. The armed men shot at them after trying to extort money from the driver.

Total

87

187

38

3

0

1

107

119

37

263

11

37

7

55

318

214

24

79

Note: 2013 figures are not yet complete and verified.

Key for means of attack

AB: Aerial bombardment/missile/mortar/RPG/lobbed grenade

BA: Bodily assault/beating/stabbing with non-fire weapons or no weapons

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